Verbeke and Dhammarato talk about ethical standards and reasons for killing living beings. #ethics #buddhism #precepts
Suttas mentioned in this discussion:
https://suttacentral.net/an4.39
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00:00 Western Buddhism and Hinduism; levels of ethical standards and rules; types of killing; meat-eating; sacrifice (AN 4.39)
10:30 Finding some balance; your place in the chain of causality
15:05 Trapped by the rules - wake up!
18:21 The supports for right speech, right action, and right livelihood: right noble unification of mind
21:55 Complexity and karma machines; the point is to get the mind cleaned up
25:29 Views on rebirth; rebirth vs. reincarnation
29:44 Plans for judgment day; light enough not to take anything seriously
